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Back to Basics is the third full-length original studio English-language album from American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. The album was released August 15 2006 in the United States and Canada, August 14 2006 in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe,[1] on August 9 2006 in Japan and Italy, and on August 12 in Australia. It was leaked to the internet over two weeks before the actual release date. The album features what Aguilera describes as "a throwback to the 20s, 30s, and 40s-style jazz, blues, and feel-good soul music, but with a modern twist."[2]

Album information

Christina Aguilera has transformed her image and musical style with every album. With the new Back to Basics album, her musical style has changed from the urban and light rock sounds of Stripped to a soulful and jazz-inspired album. Aguilera has described her upcoming album as an urban soul record combining elements of 1920s, '30s and '40s blues and jazz with modern day influences.[2] According to the album's page at billboard.com, the album will also be released as a double LP. The album's title was confirmed in the March issue of Rolling Stone magazine, and Aguilera was featured in a cover story of ELLE UK magazine confirming her work with producers Mark Ronson and P. Diddy. The record finds her working with hip-hop producers DJ Premier, Kwamé and Ronson for the first time. It will also find her working with Linda Perry, who worked with Aguilera on Stripped (2002). In February 2006 at MTV's TRL Awards, she previewed three unmastered tracks from the upcoming album including the first single, "Ain't No Other Man", the album's intro, "Back to Basics", as well as "Candyman".

The first single from the album is "Ain't No Other Man", which was also previewed on the show and climbed into the top ten at #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 after its release (it leaked onto radio and the internet on June 1, causing Sony BMG to release the song as a single several days early). The video for the first single was shot in Los Angeles in early May, and premiered on June 21 on MTV. "Ain't No Other Man" is accompanied by sampled horn blasts, percussion, and hip-hop styled, old-school beats, courtesy of DJ Premier. Also in May 2006 Pepsi released a commercial in which Aguilera performs the song "Here to Stay" alongside Lebanese singer Elissa (who sings her then-current single "Bastanak"). In another Pepsi commercial, Aguilera appears with Korean pop singer Rain, where they sing Rain's "Go Forward." She will also be in a side project, doing a duet with Diddy on "Tell Me", which as stated in MTV's TRL to be Diddy's second single, to be released off of Press Play, his latest album.

Back to Basics is a double-disc album. The first disc is a throwback album with elements of old blues and jazz with a modern day twist. The first disc is also more "beat-driven" (as Aguilera stated on the "Back to Basics" CD enhanced video). The second disc is songs Aguilera did with Linda Perry. "There are no samples - It's all live music", Aguilera said of the second disc.[3] The album includes a continuation of Stripped's "Dirrty", with a song called, "Still Dirrty"; Nas was originally meant to be featured on the track, but is not on the final version of the song. DJ Premier explained how different that version is to its 2002 predecessor; "It's more jazz-sampled with these horn blasts." Chamillionaire will also have a rap on the remix version of "Ain't No Other Man".[4] Aguilera also premiered two new full tracks from the album, "Slow Down Baby" and "Candyman" on the New York Radio station Z-100. The interlude "F.U.S.S." stands for "Fuck U Scott Storch". [5] (Scott Storch is a producer who produced and co-wrote a number of songs for Aguilera's Stripped.) These include "Walk Away", "Can't Hold Us Down", "Infatuation", "Fighter", "Loving Me 4 Me" and "Underappreciated". Scott Storch wasn't asked to be present on Back to Basics which led to a breakdown of their relationship after he complained in interviews. [6] The last track on the second disc is a documentary that shows a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album.

MTV.com has announced that the second single off Back to Basics will be "Candyman" [7], however this has not been confirmed nor denied yet by RCA. "Hurt" is being planned for upcoming radio release [8], however this has not been confirmed nor denied either.

Critical response

In Touch Weekly, a celebrity gossip magazine, described the album as "astounding" and said that it "cements her [Aguilera's] position as the premiere voice of her generation." [citation needed]

Chart success

Two weeks before the official U.S. release of Back to Basics, iTunes made the album available for pre-order. It immediately shot up the online music store's Top Albums list, peaking at number 1 on the day of the release.

Aguilera's album reached number 1 in the United States [9], United Kingdom [10][11], Germany [12], The Netherlands [13], Australia [14], Canada [15], Switzerland [16], Austria [17], Wales [18], and Ireland [19] in the same week. The album has a first week sales of 346,000 copies [9] in the United States.

Christina opened with her second U.S. #1 and the highest first-week sales by a female artist in 2006. [9] Back to Basics is Christina's first number 1 album in the UK. None of her previous albums have reached the top position; Stripped reached number 2 in 2003. [20]

The song Candyman has proven popular as it is a Top 100 download on iTunes, currently at number 69, even though the song has not officially been confirmed as the second single.

Sales certifications

In Belgium the album has been certified Gold as it shipped 21,000 units to music stores. [21] On the Australian ARIA album charts, Back to Basics debuted at number 1 and has sold 15,000 copies [22] and shipped over 70,000 copies in its first 2 weeks and is therefore certified Platinum by ARIA. [23]

Contrary to common belief, U.S. copies of Back to Basics will not count twice for RIAA certification purposes because the album is less than 100 minutes in total length. [24]

Track listing

# Title Length
Disc 1
1. "Intro (Back to Basics)" 1:47
2. "Makes Me Wanna Pray" with Steve Winwood 4:10
3. "Back in the Day" 4:13
4. "Ain't No Other Man" 3:49
5. "Understand" 3:46
6. "Slow Down Baby" 3:29
7. "Oh Mother" 3:46
8. "F.U.S.S." 2:21
9. "On Our Way" 3:36
10. "Without You" 3:56
11. "Still Dirrty" 3:46
12. "Here to Stay" 3:19
13. "Thank You (Dedication To Fans...)" 4:59
Disc 2
1. "Enter the Circus" 1:42
2. "Welcome" 2:42
3. "Candyman" 3:14
4. "Nasty Naughty Boy" 4:45
5. "I Got Trouble" 3:42
6. "Hurt" 4:03
7. "Mercy on Me" 4:33
8. "Save Me from Myself" 3:13
9. "The Right Man" 3:51
10. "Back to Basics" (making of) 10:07 (Video)

Indonesian edition

The Indonesian version of Back to Basics includes three bonus tracks including a remix of "Here to Stay" which is rumoured to be used in recent Pepsi promotions.

Singles

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Chart performance

Billboard 200 [25]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Position
1
Australian ARIA Top 50 Albums [14]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
1
2


Belgium Top 50 Albums [26]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
31
2


Canadian Top 100 Albums [27]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
1


Czech IFPI Charts TOP 50 [28]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
24
4


Dutch Album Chart [13]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
1


Finnish Top 40 Chart [29]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
6


German Top 100 Albums [12]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
1


Irish Top 100 Albums [19]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
1


Japanese Oricon Album Charts [30]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
7
9


New Zealand Album Charts [31]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
2


Polish Chart Zpav/Olis [32]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
49
9


U.K. Top 75 Albums [10]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
1
United World Chart [33]
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Position
1

Peak position & certification

Year Chart Providers Position Certification Sales
2006 The Billboard 200 (U.S.) Billboard 1 [9]   346,000 [9]
2006 Billboard Comprehensive Albums (U.S.) Billboard 1 [34]    
2006 Billboard Digital Albums (U.S.) Billboard 1 [35]    
2006 Billboard Internet Albums (U.S.) Billboard 1 [36]    
2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (U.S.) Billboard 2 [37]    
2006 The Official UK Album Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 1 [10]   84,279 [38]
2006 Argentian Album Chart CAPIF 3 [39]    
2006 Australian Album Chart ARIA 1 [14] Platinum [23] >70,000 (shipped) [23]
>15,000 (sales) [22]
2006 Austrian Album Chart Media Control Europe 1 [17]    
2006 Belgian Album Chart Ultratop / Nielsen 2 [26] Gold [21] 21,000 (shipped) [21]
2006 Brazilian Album Chart unk.      
2006 Canadian Album Chart Nielsen Soundscan 1 [15]   ~24,000 [15]
2006 Czech Album Chart IFPI 4 [28]    
2006 Danish Album Chart IFPI / Nielsen 2 [40]    
2006 Dutch Album Chart Mega Charts BV 1 [13]    
2006 Estonian Album Chart Pedrobeat 2 [41]    
2006 Finnish Album Chart GLF 6 [29]    
2006 French Album Chart SNEP/IFOP 10 [42]    
2006 German Album Chart Media Control 1 [12]    
2006 Greece International Album Chart IFPI      
2006 Irish Album Chart IRMA 1 [19]    
2006 Israeli Album Chart MusicaNeto 15 [43]    
2006 Italian Album Chart FIMI/Nielsen  3 [44]    
2006 Japanese Album Chart Oricon 7 [30]   53,178 [45]
2006 Mexican Album Chart AMPROFON  2 [46]    
2006 New Zealand Album Chart RIANZ 2 [31]    
2006 Norwegian Album Chart VG Nett 4 [47]    
2006 Philippine Pop Album Chart PRIMA      
2006 Polish Album Chart ZPAV 9 [32]    
2006 Portuguese Album Chart AFP/Nielsen 26 [48]    
2006 Russian Album Chart unknown 1 [citation needed]    
2006 Spanish Album Chart Promusicae/Media Control      
2006 Swedish Album Chart GLF 2 [49]    
2006 Swiss Album Chart Media Control Europe 1 [16]    
2006 Welsh Album Chart BBC 1 [18]    
2006 United World Chart (Worldwide Sales) Media traffic 1 [33] n/a 615,000 [33]

References

  1. ^ Christina Aguilera's Official Website May 10, 2006
  2. ^ a b "2006: A Look Ahead". Retrieved April 1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Aguilera Looks Christina Makes Her Comeback Twice As Nice By Expanding Basics Into Double LP". Retrieved June 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Just Jared "Christina Aguilera Ain't No Other Man Video" May 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2006.
  5. ^ Leidsch Dagblad CD-review (Dutch). Accessed August 25, 2006
  6. ^ In Touch Weekly, quoted in nydailynews August 16. Retrieved August 19, 2006.
  7. ^ MTV "For The Record: Quick News On Christina Aguilera" July 27, 2006. Retrieved August 19, 2006.
  8. ^ Allaccess Top 40/M Cool New Music (Registration required. No direct URL). Retrieved August 24, 2006
  9. ^ a b c d e Billboard.com Hasty, Katey, "Aguilera Takes No. 1 Amid Five Top 10 Debuts". Retrieved August 23, 2006
  10. ^ a b c BBC Radio 1 album chart. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
  11. ^ The Album Chart Show site. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
  12. ^ a b c Official German Christina Aguilera site Front page. Retrieved August 22, 2006
  13. ^ a b c Megacharts.nl Album list. (Flash required; no direct URL) Retrieved August 21, 2006
  14. ^ a b c Aria album chart. Retrieved August 26, 2006.
  15. ^ a b c Canoe JAM! Music Aguilera Returns to No.1 on Charts Retrieved August 23, 2006
  16. ^ a b Swisscharts.com Album Top 100 - 27.08.2006. Retrieved August 23, 2006
  17. ^ a b Orf.at Longplaycharts week 33 2006. (Deutsch) Retrieved August 24, 2006
  18. ^ a b BBC Official Welsh album chart. Accessed August 24, 2006
  19. ^ a b c Chart-Track Irish album charts week ending 17 August 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2006
  20. ^ Everyhit.co.uk UK Top 40 Hit database. Retrieved August 22, 2006
  21. ^ a b c Showbizz.be Nieuwe cd Christina Aguilera nu al goud in België (Dutch). Retrieved August 19, 2006
  22. ^ a b Undercover.com.au, Cashmere, "Christina Aguilera Gets Fans Back Into Music Stores", August 21, 2006. Retrieved August 22, 2006
  23. ^ a b c ARIA Charts. Retrieved August 26, 2006
  24. ^ Recording Industry Association of America. Certification criteria. Retrieved August 20, 2006
  25. ^ Billboard.com Chart history Back to Basics
  26. ^ a b Skynet.be Ultratop Albums August 19, 2006 (French or Dutch) Retrieved August 24, 2006
  27. ^ CANOE Jam! Album chart
  28. ^ a b IFPI Hitparáda 2006 week 34 (Czech) Retrieved August 24, 2006
  29. ^ a b Yle.fi Albums week 34, 2006. (Finnish) Retrieved August 24, 2006
  30. ^ a b Oricon.co.jp Album chart in English, August 14, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2006
  31. ^ a b RIANZ Top 40 albums August 21, 2006. Retrieved August 22, 2006
  32. ^ a b Oficjalna Lista Sprzedazy 14.08.2006 - 21.08.2006 (Polish) Retrieved August 26, 2006
  33. ^ a b c United World Chart albums. Week 35, 2006 - September 2. Retrieved August 25, 2006
  34. ^ Billboard.com Top Comprehensive Albums 2006-09-02. Accessed August 24, 2006
  35. ^ Billboard.com Top Digital Albums 2006-09-02. Accessed August 24, 2006
  36. ^ Billboard.com Top Internet Albums 2006-09-02. Accessed August 24, 2006
  37. ^ Billboard.com Top R&B/Hip-HopAlbums 2006-09-02. Accessed August 24, 2006
  38. ^ theofficialcharts.com Back to Basics page. Retrieved August 24, 2006
  39. ^ Capif.org.ar Ranking Venta Mayorista de Discos 13/08/2006 hasta 19/08/2006. (Spanish) Retrieved August 24, 2006
  40. ^ hitlisterne.dk Album Top-40 Week 34 25-08. Retrieved August 25, 2006
  41. ^ Pedro.ee CD top100 2006 week 33 (Estonian) Retrieved August 22, 2006
  42. ^ IFOP Classement des meilleures ventes d'albums du 13.08.06 au 19.08.06. (French) Retrieved August 23, 2006
  43. ^ Musicaneto.com album chart 20.8.2006 (Hebrew) Retrieved August 23, 2006
  44. ^ Tiscali.it "I successi del momento", August 21, 2006 (Italian). Retrieved August 22, 2006
  45. ^ Oricon.co.jp weekly sales 2006/8/22 + 2006/8/15 (Japanese). Retrieved August 25, 2006
  46. ^ MixUp (Spanish) Retrieved August 24, 2006
  47. ^ VG Nett Topp 40 Album week 34, 2006. (Norwegian) Retrieved August 23, 2006
  48. ^ Associação Fonogràfica Portuguesa Week 34, 2006 (Portuguese) Retrieved August 23, 2006
  49. ^ Swedishcharts.com Album Top 60 - 2006-08-24. Retrieved August 24, 2006
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